![]() ![]() A second-degree burn is often characterized by blistering and extremely red and sore skin, Healthline reported. The treatment is used on both second- and third-degree burns. Although scientists have used tilapia skin to heal burns on animals in the past, this is the first time the method is being used on humans. įor now, the treatment is still in clinical trials. Edmar Maciel, a burn specialist at the institute, told Stat News. “We got a great surprise when we saw that the amount of collagen proteins, types 1 and 3, which are very important for scarring, exist in large quantities in tilapia skin, even more than in human skin and other skins,” Dr. Read: The Breakthrough For Burn Victims: One Doctor's 'Skin Cell Gun' Has Been Lying Dormant For Years If proven effective, this treatment could be especially useful in more impoverished areas that do not have ready access to typical burn-healing tools. In addition to helping with healing, the fish skin also appears to alleviate some of the pain associated with severe burns, Business Insider reported. ![]() The fish skin has the moisture, collagen, and disease resistance at levels comparable to human skin and can help speed up the healing process, Fox News reported. Scientists at Federal University of Ceara in Brazil are using tilapia skin to treat severe skin burns on 56 patients. Although still in its experimental phase, the process is proving to be cheaper than current burn treatments. Tilapia skin is now being used a treatment for severe skin burns, as the skin is filled with moisture and collagen to help promote the healing process. However, before you do that please check and make sure that your questions or concerns haven't already been answered here.Tilapia is a favorite seafood dish throughout the world, but doctors in Brazil recently discovered a new purpose for this abundant fish. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about /r/WTF you can contact us by clicking the ' message the moderators' link, located on the lower right hand side of the page. This includes banning users for spamming, shitposting, or causing trouble. *The moderators of /r/WTF reserve the right to moderate/curate posts and comments at their discretion, with regard to their perception of the suitability of said posts and comments for this subreddit. (Hover to view - mobile users tap here) Shout Outs: Novelty accounts and bots are not allowed. Your post/comment will be removed if it is racist, sexist, vitriolic, or overly crude. Gore is not allowed: All forms of gore, which includes depiction of serious physical injury involving blood, flesh, bone and internal organs.ġ1.This also includes screenshots of Reddit.This includes rage comics, Print comics, web comics, anime videos/gifs & Manga.This includes Captioned Images, Memes, & Demotivational Posters.If they haven't been marked, they will be removed (and not reinstated).To see the original post outlining this rule, click here. Neither posts with political implications, nor politics of any kind are allowed, especially US politics.This includes posts which may incite activism, outcry, outrage or involve "injustice".This includes, but is not limited to, full names, phone/address & online profiles. All personal information will be removed, offenders banned.(but not limited to) Facebook, Youtube, 4chan. No screenshots of anything! 7 day ban for violation. ![]() All (& only) things that will make others say WTF* No Screenshots! Warning: 7 day ban for violation! No gore allowed - Please read rule 10. ![]()
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